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A look at the security measures for the Super Bowl

Thousands of people will descend on Sin City this weekend to celebrate the Super Bowl, putting law enforcement on high alert. CBS News flew with Customs and Border Protection on the same route the agency's pilots will fly on game day to scan low altitudes, as well as with the U.S. Air Force, which will be patrolling at 25,000 feet. Every vehicle that enters Allegiant Stadium will be scanned using the same technology CBP deploy at the border. "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell has more.

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How Las Vegas evolved from Sin City to Super Bowl host

When the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers face off at Super Bowl LVIII, they'll compete for football's highest honor at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada. The game on Sunday, Feb. 11, marks an exciting first for Las Vegas, which has never hosted the Super Bowl and, in fact, was historically shunned by professional sports teams and the NFL because of its "seedy" reputation. Correspondent Luke Burbank hears from local experts and the popular Las Vegas performer Wayne Newton about why public perceptions of Sin City have started to change.

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